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Each year, Iowa sees hundreds of severe and non-severe thunderstorms. Thunderstorms can be extremely dangerous storms which may bring deadly tornadoes and lightning, damaging high winds and hail and can lead to flash flooding.
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Recognizing that a tornado is occurring can be difficult; a visible cloud is not needed for a tornado to be in progress, some tornadoes may not appear to extend to the ground but are still causing considerable damage, and others may be obscured by rain.
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One step you can take to protect yourself and your family from severe weather is to remain weather aware. Being weather aware means being informed of the weather forecast and alert to potential hazards.
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The week of March 23rd to March 27th, is Severe Weather Awareness Week. Story County EMA, Iowa Homeland Security & Emergency Management, & the National Weather Service want to remind the public that severe weather season is right around the corner.
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